Vantage Point
A weekly reckoning with the decline of clear thinking, in our lives, our work, and our world. Hosted by veteran journalist Eli Amdur.
“We’re not political, just critical.”
One commentary. Four segments. Every episode.
Vantage Point follows a rhythm built to sharpen how you think, not just what you know.
Commentary
One deep, original essay each episode.
Eli’s Aphorisms
Short, pithy truths from a half-century career.
From Great Minds
Einstein, Bohr, Twain, and more.
What If?
A provocation to carry into your week.
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Episodes
Eight episodes laying out the vision: what critical thinking is, where it went, and how to get it back.
The Critical Decline of Critical Thinking
What it is, where it went, and the 10 forms.
Listen →How the Ancient Greeks Educated Me
A 1950s schooling and a Greek ideal.
Listen →Dialogue Deficiency
The world’s most insidious disease.
Listen →Alliances Are More Important Than Ever
From the Hanseatic League to BRICS.
Listen →Copernicus
The original critical thinker.
Listen →Jevons Paradox
Why efficiency makes us use more.
Coming soonIf You Want to Be a Writer, Start Writing
The only way in.
Coming soonNever Stop Writing
Ten practices to develop the gift.
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